Godreaman: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
Everything turns on a single detail: if your motor has been run after the AdBlue was added — far more than anything else. Out in Cwmbach or here in Godreaman, an unstarted engine should stay that way. Leave your motor and your ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where the vehicle is in Godreaman. Pull over the minute it is safe then switch off, if it has already run. It's a larger job, yet step one doesn't change.
Below: the cases our engineers meet, wherever in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Pick the one that fits.
On a Godreaman forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. It could be the Asda, or perhaps the Texaco, or another forecourt around Godreaman.
What it means: this is the best spot to find out. Still in the tank, and nothing pulled onwards: that's where the AdBlue sits.
Freeing the pump is no reason to run it — so do not get back in. Have the attendants to help pushing it into a space, hold on to the bottle, then ring us right there. Our equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, so a car that cannot be pushed away gets cleared where it is at the pump.
Godreaman, at home: AdBlue in your diesel tank
For days the dashboard had been warning you. Only by the recycling, the empty bottle in your hand, did you glance back at the cap you had opened at the drive. It occurs on drives just off Fforchneol Row as commonly as anywhere.
In short: if your vehicle has not been driven since, it's nearly equal to spotting it at the pump. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that.
Keep the keys in the house tonight — otherwise someone may drive it off at breakfast — then call us. Aberaman or Godreaman: whichever your driveway sits, that is where it gets cleared. Even at night, our pumps are quiet enough for a driveway.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Godreaman?
Filled up, drove away, and soon your engine was running roughly, blowing smoke, down on power, or lighting up your dash. Anywhere on Jubilee Road or on the road towards Cardiff — under 25 miles away.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled through the fuel system. Past the filter, along the lines, and — the more the distance — deeper into the injection pump and each injector. More driving, more restarts: further it travels.
Next: find a safe spot, stop, then turn your engine off. Leave at the first junction — not the services further along — if you're on the M4, under 15 miles from Godreaman. No test starts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue does. Phone us and say how far you drove.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company motors
It is a motor you have had for a week. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you didn't know, since your own vehicle either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Wherever you happen to be around Rhondda Cynon Taf, every driver can slip up.
The point: exactly as above, divided by if it ran, but with one added stage. Many rental and company contracts need the owner's approval for repairs.
Next: phone the rental company or the fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. Waiting for an answer at the car park at Cwmbach, or beside Gwawr Baptist Chapel? Leave your car off throughout.
Not sure it was AdBlue in the diesel tank, Godreaman?
Honestly, the best answer may be that you think it did. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia round your filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. A hurried stop by the gates of the local primary school, or a call to a friend in Aberdare: either fit.
The upshot: the engine isn't harmed by some AdBlue splashed on the filler. In your diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. Turning on the car cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in the tank it will pull it in.
Your move: behave as though it got in, and don't start the engine. Phone and give the details: we'd rather find a tank free of AdBlue than drain one once the engine has been run.
The common ground in every Godreaman AdBlue drain
Whichever situation you are in, the job starts the same way. Anywhere the car stands — The Bonki's car park, a street beside St Margaret's Church, a drive, a forecourt — the van gets there and we ask for the liquid, the quantity, and if the motor has been run. Replies shape the job; the quote follows on the call while no one has set off yet.
A thorough flush comes after the drain. With petrol it's standard; with AdBlue it is essential, since deposits build up and some metals corrode, and neither washes out unaided. Fresh diesel is put in once your filter has been cleaned or replaced, and your car is finally checked. Not started? In that case roughly half an hour on site covers most jobs.
The final step is firing it up. We confirm it runs correctly on clean diesel before we leave. The whole job is done where the car is, and if it is spotted quickly, lasting damage is very uncommon. Paying is that day, never upfront. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a report from the engineer. Check your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes included in many policies.
About Godreaman itself
Godreaman is a suburban area situated on the riverside in Rhondda Cynon Taf, with a mix of terraced housing and local amenities. Godreaman sits at an elevation of 171 metres, near the communities of Aberaman, Cwmaman, and Abercwmboi. Godreaman is located approximately 18.5 miles north of Cardiff, making it a commuter base for the city. Godreaman has a population of around 3031 residents, living in a relatively small and defined area.
AdBlue drains round Godreaman and across Rhondda Cynon Taf
As a residential suburb, Godreaman shares its vans with the nearby places — Abercwmboi, Cwmaman — right through CF postcodes. Fastest of all: a CF44 6 postcode for where you stand.
Parked heading to Hay Field, or right in the heart of Godreaman, your car remains where it is — there is no need to shift it at all. Draining is done right there. Awkward to pin down? By Gateway Church or a county line? Checking is better than assuming, and so phone.
In one line: your situation
Where it has not started, ring and keep it that way. Run already: pull over, switch down, ring 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel handles the remainder, in Godreaman or anywhere across Rhondda Cynon Taf.